Eating together

Family dinners can be good for your health

1:37 AM,
Apr. 2, 2013

Shelby, Cindy, Cannon and Steven Leath eat dinner at their home on Monday. A recent study indicated adolescents who have dinner with their families have better emotional and behavioral health than those who do not.

Written by

Sarah Eddington
seddington@thenewsstar.com

Monroe resident Cindy Leath says she likes to bring her children and husband together for family dinner at least two to three times a week.

With a 16-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son who both have after-school activities - and with her and her husband working full-time jobs - Leath said finding the time to gather around the dinner table can be a challenge, but one she says is important.

"That's our come-together time," she said. "That's when I find out what my children did at school that day, what tests are coming up, if something exciting happened that day. It's our family time to catch up." ...